Farm & Ranch

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Scott Shellady, TJM Investments

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Scott Shellady, TJM Investments

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Scott Shellady, TJM Investments

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Terry Roggensack, The Hightower Report

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Terry Roggensack, The Hightower Report

Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com

Across the Corn Belt, largely favorable weather prevails throughout the Midwest, favoring harvest activities in areas where fields are relatively dry and where corn and soybeans have sufficiently […]

Dairy prices for the week were up in the European Union and the U.S., but down in New Zealand except for Class Four milk and skim milk powder. Analysts at Vault Dairy say skim milk powder prices […]

A petition to bring whole milk back to school children is gaining support.  The petition by Grassroots Citizens for Whole Milk for Healthy Kids has more than 56-hundred signatures so far, asking […]

Tropical Storm Nester is forecast to move northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall early in the weekend across western Florida. However, regardless of further development, storm […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed lower on technical pressure, weak export sale numbers, and ahead of widespread direct cash business.  Feeder cattle closed lower on the […]

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, ending the week mixed. Export sales topped most expectations, China was the leading buyer, and overall, the numbers were neutral […]

Dec. corn closed at $3.91, down 3 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.34, up 2 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $308.50, up $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 30.36, down 3 pointsDec. wheat […]

A north-central Iowa farmer is taking advantage of sunshine and wind. Speaking to Brownfield Friday afternoon, Josh Nelson of Belmond says they began harvesting soybeans that morning at 17 percent […]

Skepticism abounds despite U.S. and Chinese officials touting major progress in trade negotiations. CHS Hedging brokerage director Kent Beadle says the market seems to be discounting the impact of […]

An ag lender says equipment leasing has become more common. Greg Roberg is with Ag Direct, a partner with many Farm Credit lenders for major equipment financing, and he tells Brownfield, “Our […]

Food and ag officials the world over are meeting in Rome to discuss antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock production. Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish is attending the Food and […]

Iowa cattle producers are discussing ways to improve cattle market transparency and price discovery.  The Iowa Cattlemen’s organization, in response to recent volatility in the cattle […]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday.   October Class III milk was up $.03 at $18.63.  November was unchanged at $18.56. […]

A cattleman testified to a Senate clean air subcommittee Tuesday that livestock grazing does not hurt the environment. Eastern South Dakota cattle feeder Todd Wilkinson of DeSmet, South Dakota, told […]

May 22, 2019: Clint Bowyer Dekalb shoot in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson) NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer is driving Sunday partly on behalf of FFA students who have a chance to benefit from a […]